SERVICES SET FOR BOY WHO DROWNED IN RIVER

FALLBROOK 
Funeral services have been scheduled for a 10-year-old Fallbrook boy who died Aug. 15 after being swept away in the Merced River during a family trip to Yosemite National Park.

Andres “Andy” Adams, who would have been entering the fifth grade at William H. Frazier Elementary school this week, died when he and his stepmother and stepbrother were hiking near the Vernal Fall Footbridge and stopped to cool off in the river, according to media reports. A current swept them away.

Andy’s 6-year-old stepbrother, Jacob Adams, who lived with Andy’s father in Yorba Linda, was also carried away. His body has not been recovered. Andy’s stepmother survived but suffered a back injury for which she was hospitalized.

A visitation has been scheduled for today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Spanish Church, 439 N. Iowa St. in Fallbrook. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery.

Andy loved his mother’s cooking and collected Legos, according to information released by the boy’s family to be included with his obituary in the Fallbrook/Bonsall Village News.

“His personality was one in a million; it grew on people being the funny, sensitive, caring and intelligent little boy he was. Anywhere he went, people were attracted by how different and special he was,” the family wrote to the Fallbrook newspaper.

“Everyone loved to come and touch his hair, which he wasn’t very happy about. He brought a smile to everyone’s face with his innocence.”